Stoke sign Galatasaray's Badou Ndiaye on four-and-a-half year deal

Published on: 31 January 2018

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Stoke have confirmed the signing of Badou Ndiaye from Galatasaray for €16 million.

The 27-year-old midfielder joins Stoke on a four-and-a-half year deal and is their third signing of the January transfer window following the arrival of Moritz Bauer from Rubin Kazan and Kostas Stafylidis on loan from Augsburg.

"I am very happy to join Stoke City, a very big club in England -- it is a proud moment for me," he told the club's official website.

"There have been many talks this month but I wanted to join Stoke City, so to be here now is very exciting for me and I am looking forward to helping the team move forward.

"I knew many good things about the Club, I spoke to friends who play in the Premier League and I also spoke to Mame Diouf, who is a very good friend of mine.

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